The image features several insects within an oval boundary. The main objects are a light-colored butterfly with pale wings in the center, a bright blue butterfly to its left, and a green beetle to its right. The color palette includes vibrant blues, earthy browns, soft creams, bright green, and vivid yellow and black stripes on a bee-like insect. Other insects like a bee, a smaller moth, and a fly are arranged around the central butterfly, each distinctively numbered.
Artwork Details
- Date
- c.1575/1590s
- Medium
- watercolor and gold paint on parchment
- Dimensions
- 5099 × 4050 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
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